The sudden sound of "Mom" almost made Shen Yi's lungs burst in anger. How could someone be so disrespectful?

If Wen Nanqing heard this, wouldn't she scream that the two of them were being perverted?

Shen Yi thought she was already quite perverted, but she didn't expect someone to be even more perverted than her. Whose employee was this?

What? My own employee? Or a neighbor? Never mind then!

Su Qing had long developed his own set of insights on how to deal with women. So even if he was surrounded by the beautiful and sassy Li Zijun, Liu Shuzhu, who hadn't graduated yet, the pretentious Su He, his rebellious mom in an extended rebellious phase, or even the overwhelming presence of Aunt Shen, he could handle it with ease.

He could call his own mom "Aunt" back in the day, so he could also call someone "Mom" now to ease the atmosphere.

After all, if she said she wanted to take care of me, I have no way to repay her except... cough cough, well, something along those lines.

Shen Yi patted her stunningly curved chest, finally catching her breath after a while, and spat, "To hell with you, hurry up and pack your things, get ready to clock out!"

This time, Su Qing finally didn't try to stop her. It must be said that he was also almost at his limit. After all, it was already nine-thirty. He had fought hard for this day off, no way around it, since he had promised the girl.

Because the two of them had been at a standoff for more than four hours, both were very tired, so they didn't ride bikes today. Su Qing drove Shen Yi's car, taking both of them and a dog back to the complex.

"What, you're going to the landlord's daughter's kindergarten graduation ceremony tomorrow?" Shen Yi, sitting on the sofa in pajamas, asked in surprise.

A pair of long, fair feet was soaking in a basin of water.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing, sitting in front of the computer continuing to observe the stock market trends, sighed helplessly: "Is it really such a big deal? The little girl was almost in tears that day, so I agreed in a moment of impulse. Furthermore, Sister Wen has been quite considerate of me; the apartment is only two thousand for me. Where else would I find such a place? So, it's quite reasonable for me to fulfill one wish for the little girl, right?"

"Also, don't you have hot water at home? Why are you washing your feet here? That's my foot-soaking basin!"

Upon hearing that, Shen Yi couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "Isn't it because you make me come home late? Besides, I didn't mind you, and now you're complaining about me. My feet are cleaner than your face, believe it or not?"

[The Dragon of the Roaring Water is greatly shocked by your decision, even slightly questioning if your motives are pure.]

Listening to the narration in his mind, Su Qing sighed and then retorted: "Stop it, maybe you have athlete's foot. I don't want to get infected!"

"You're the one with athlete's foot, pfft!" Shen Yi retorted with a sound, and after a while, she spoke again with a dreamy tone:

"Hey, you're so attentive to your landlord, do you really have feelings in that area? That's true, although Sister Wen has had children, she's still got the looks, got the body, and most importantly, she's got money. I've heard she owns a lot of properties; are you trying to avoid buying a house by taking a shortcut?"

Su Qing: "I..."

"What do you mean 'I'? Could it be that I guessed it right? I mean, come on, there's a perfectly good shortcut right in front of you, and you refuse to take it, opting instead for a long detour. Not very wise, little brother!" Shen Yi said as she looked at him, her eyes almost twinkling with a sticky sweetness. Anyone in that situation would exclaim "witch!"

Taking a deep breath, Su Qing quickly turned around, staring at the computer screen to look at the stock market situation.

"This short-term investment can be done for another three days. By then, I'll sell everything at the peak. Do you want your thirty percent settled each time, or all at once at the end of the month?"

"Each time won't do; saying it out loud sounds really bad. People might think we're doing illegal trading. Let's do it at the end of the month. Then you give me a copy of the transaction record and deduct your thirty percent of the profit, assuming you're still in profit after a month,"

said Shen Yi as she took her feet out of the basin and wiped them.

"That's my face towel, you..."

Su Qing pointed at her, momentarily speechless.

"Big sister has commandeered it; I'll bring you a new one tomorrow,"

she said, putting on a pair of large slippers and heading toward the bathroom, adding:

"But ah, you better think it through. A young woman can be quite devouring, not as fragrant as me, wouldn't you say!"

Having said that, she entered the bathroom, leaving Su Qing in a bit of numbness—not just metaphorically, but literally, with a tingling sensation all over his body.

Then he shivered all over.

"This woman... so impressive!"

It must be said that although Aunt Shen is a tough woman, her enchanting skills are maxed out, especially when it comes to men of his age; it's deadly.

Wen Nanqing is also nice, but she's dignified and never shows such expressions in front of him, much less uses this kind of tone to speak with him.

"Alright, then I'm off. Take care and rest well. I'll come by your place tomorrow night for dinner, so remember to make extra,"

she said as she came out of the bathroom, smiling and waving goodbye before opening the door to leave, leaving Su Qing quite dumbfounded. What kind of situation was this? Does she want to freeload meals now, too?

[Your behavior has triggered Water's Horizon Dragon's high alert and has started preparing to nip any threat in the bud.]

Su Qing: ...

He didn't know what Aunt Shen was up to, but he knew that this woman shouldn't be underestimated despite seeming easy to flirt with; she's actually quite difficult to deal with.

The narrative voice had warned him more than once that if he made a move, he would receive a "thank you, but no thank you" card, and Aunt Shen's favorability would decrease.

He wasn't oblivious to the charms of a beauty, how could he not have any intentions? It's just that the narrative voice kept him in check, keeping him calm.

On the other hand, after Shen Yi returned home, she quickly changed clothes and headed out, soon arriving at Wen Nanqing's house.

"Oh, isn't this President Shen? Why, haven't you been lost in the land of tenderness? You seem to be having so much fun lately that you don't even think of going back," Wen Nanqing teased in a disheveled nightgown as she came out upon hearing the noise, surprised to see Shen Yi but didn't let it stop her banter.

In contrast, Shen Yi frowned slightly, sat silently on the sofa, and sighed.

Seeing this, Wen Nanqing was also taken aback and then asked, "What's wrong?"

"You still ask? Isn't it all because of you?"

"What does it have to do with me?" Wen Nanqing spread her hands, indicating she was just at home, unsuspecting, when the trouble landed on her.

"Su Qing is going to participate in Xiaoyun's kindergarten graduation performance tomorrow, isn't he?" Shen Yi asked.

Hearing this, Wen Nanqing was first taken aback, then a bit guilty as she said, "Well, that's the situation. I hadn't had the chance to tell you; it was Xiaoyun who insisted on him coming, so Xiao Su probably couldn't refuse."

"Very well, today I'll shamelessly ask to borrow your little man for another day."

"Wait a minute, you didn't come through so late just to talk about this, did you? Do you think I..."

Obviously, Wen Nanqing sensed something. Although she's not skilled in business, that doesn't mean she's foolish. On the contrary, she's very intelligent.

From the very start, she invested in Shen Yi's company, supported her entrepreneurship, and ultimately, only took dividends without interfering with company decisions, showing her shrewdness.

Regarding Shen Yi's late-night visit, she naturally realized the underlying meaning of this behavior.

"What are you thinking? I just want to ask you, if Su Qing goes tomorrow, how will I go? We haven't reached the stage of laying cards on the table with him yet," Shen Yi said, her face turning a bit red.

Upon hearing this, Wen Nanqing paused for a moment, then sat not far from Shen Yi with a look of dumb confusion and a finger pressed to her lips: "Oh right, if Xiao Su goes and you show up, it'd spoil the situation. Oh my, that's a bit tricky. Why don't you come by tomorrow night? After all, the little girl didn't insist you come; she only specifically requested her Uncle Su."

Shen Yi: ...

Inexplicably, she felt rejected.

"In any case, you can rest assured that big sister won't fight you for a man, but you should hurry up and make a move."

Shen Yi looked up in confusion: "Why?"

"I may not fight you, but my daughter will! You see, hasn't she already intervened twice?"

Shen Yi: ...

"And you say I'm starting to suspect whether you instructed Xiaoyun to change 'Uncle' to 'Dad'."

Wen Nanqing: "Go away with you!"

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